# Accident 19930809028189A: Cessna 177B, Grand Prairie, TX, August 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1993, 21:40 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7297° N, 96.9996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7297&lon=-96.9996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34293, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34293-1995-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 162 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809028189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER LANDED ON HIGHWAY. ON FLARE HIT ROAD SIGN AND BARRICADE. LEAKING, BOGUS FUEL LINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA234), Aug 9, 1993: Cessna 177B (N34293), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF A LEAKING FUEL LINE. THE FUEL LINE WAS NOT THE CORRECT PART AS A RESULT OF A MISIDENTIFICATION BY CESSNA.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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